This report also found states that are fueling up for the least amount of money are all in the Midwest. Missouri’s unleaded gasoline average is $1.756 per gallon and Oklahoma comes in second with an average of $1.797 per gallon. This week there are 25 states with an average price of less than $2 per gallon.

On the flipside, the states that have the highest fuel price are Hawaii at $3.313 per gallon and Alaska at $2.817 per gallon.

This plunging price trend also applies to diesel fuel. For the week, the national average fell 12 cents to $2.933. Diesel cost 94 cents more a year ago.

The average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in December fell to 25 mpg — down 0.2 mpg from a revised November value, according to Brandon Schoettle and Michael Sivak, researchers from the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

The national average price of unleaded gasoline jumped 5 cents to $2.49 per gallon in the first week of 2018 and has reached a level not seen since 2014 during the week that starts the new year, according to AAA.

China is setting a deadline for automakers to end the sale of fossil-fuel powered vehicles as the country looks to reduce oil consumption and pollution and push for the development of electric vehicles. Regulators are working on a timetable for the ban.

The average national price of gasoline remained at $2.29 per gallon for the week ending March 27 amid discussion by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to extend a production cut by another six months.